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Jersey Number 15
J.T. Jarrett
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Greensboro, N.C.
- B/T:
- R/R
- Major:
- Sport Management
- High School:
- Northern Guilford
2022 - Second-Year Senior Season
2021 - Second-Year Junior Season
2020 - Junior Season
2019 - Sophomore Season
2018 - Freshman Season
High School / Prep Career
- Made 51 starts in 52 game appearances, missed five games due to injury
- Played every game at second base, and committed just three errors on the year
- Turned in a .258 clip in his final season with the Pack with 49 hits, including 12 doubles and a career-best six homers
- Had a career outing on April 23 at Louisville when he drove in a career-high six RBIs after going 3-for-5 at the plate with two doubles and a home run
- Also drove in five RBIs on Feb. 22 vs. High Point with he went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a home run
- Had a career-best 4-for-4 outing on Feb. 20 vs. Evansville, marking the third time in his career he’s had a four-hit game
- In total had nine multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI outings
- Started the season on a 10-game hit streak and held an 11-game reached base streak from May 1-20
2021 - Second-Year Junior Season
- Started 55 games at second base, and committed just two errors at the position
- Turned in 10 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI outings
- Tallied a season-high three hits on four separate occasions (Feb. 21 vs. Davidson, Feb. 23 vs. UNCG, April 3 vs. Clemson and June 6 vs. Louisiana Tech)
- Hit his first career triple on May 27 vs. Pittsburgh in the ACC Tournament, which scored the go-ahead run to eventually win the game
- Drove in a season-high three RBIs on May 29 in the ACC Tournament semifinal game vs. Georgia Tech with a bases-clearing double to open the scoring in an 8-1 win
- His one home run of the season came on April 2 vs. Clemson, and he tallied 11 doubles on the year
- Held a 16-game reached base streak from May 15 to June 12, including a 10-game hit streak in that span
2020 - Junior Season
- Received a redshirt from the NCAA with the season’s suspension on March 12 and cancellation due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
- Made 10 starts at second base in the 16 game appearances he made
- Finished the season with a .333 clip, 15 hits, six doubles and two home runs
- The two homers were the most in a single season for him
- Finished fifth on the team with 15 RBIs and 11 runs scored
- Stole a base on Feb. 29 vs. Purdue
- Tied his career-best for hits in a game with a 4-for-5 outing, including three doubles, vs. Coastal Carolina on March 4
- Also tallied a career-high four RBIs and four runs vs. Coastal Carolina on March 4
- Hit a walk-off 2-RBI single on March 11 vs. NC A&T to seal an 8-7 win in what proved to be the final game of the season
- Held a seven-game reached base streak to start the season
- Had four multi-hit and three multi-RBI outings
2019 - Sophomore Season
- Made 49 game appearances, including 33 starts in the infield
- Batted .228 with 23 hits, four doubles and a home run
- The home run was the first of his career on April 20 at Wake Forest
- Tallied five multi-hit games, highlighted by his 4-for-4 outing vs. Clemson on May 12
- Turned in three multi-RBI games, highlighted by his three on March 13 vs. George Mason
- Tallied a season-high six assists on Feb. 19 at Elon and four putouts on May 7 vs. Campbell
2018 - Freshman Season
- Appeared in 54 games as a freshman, starting 44 of those contests either at second or third base
- Tallied a .225 batting average with 25 hits
- Scored 16 runs and drove in eight runs
- Put together a .306 on-base percentage
- Was stellar defensively tallying a .966 fielding percentage with 90 assists
- Helped turn 20 double plays
- Logged his best performance of the season in game two of the series against Boston College, as he was 3-for-5 with two runs scored
High School / Prep Career
- Named to the 2017 all-state team by the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association
- Batted .398 with seven doubles, 21 RBIs, 35 runs and nine steals in 36 games as a senior in 2017, helping to lead Northern Guilford to the North Carolina 3-A state championship
- Drew eight walks and struck out just twice in 142 plate appearances
- Had a .439 on-base percentage and a .453 slugging percentage
- Was named MVP of the state 3-A championship series
- Earned all-state honors as a junior in 2016
- Son of Link Jarrett, head coach at Notre Dame